Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-22
TOWN AND PAPER,
Tho Kind Words of Some Esteemed Con
temPoraries About Fort Worth aud the

hInSaS City Times: IA booming
town" Of late has become CON-
mon expression, and probably no
other in the country is more entitled to
the name than cur own fcurisins Cit.
Nearly every city in the west ana south
has had its boom in the past twelve
months. In may tic boom lasted for
only g short time, While in others it
seems but only begun. In the latter
class is Fort Worth, Tex. A city, to
continue in prosperity and growth, re
quireS something more than the eu-hG-
slasin CT her citizens, and Fort WOTtl's
boom seems to b. on = more stable basis.
Il "a located il the most fertile part q
the Lone Star STATE, ia the third county
south Ct the Indian Territory, the open
ing CT when - settlement ct no distant
date seems 10 he 81 assured iac5, and tlis
clone will add incalcuiGbly to Fort Worth.
In 1851 is population was $50, in 1876
300, ana N 1856 80, 900. In 1876 it's
taxable valuation was $3.50, goo, in 1882
s., 2l4 900, and in 1856 S7,0O0009. The
soil Of the surrounding country is
black, sandy loan, the average yield per
acre being: Cotton ! bale, corr 80 bush
cis, wheat 10 bushels, oats 90 bushels
There are EoW twelve railroads in opera
ton railatirI from Fort Worth, sn& tWO
more under construction. With such 80
vsntsges Fort Worth cannot fail to rank
higc among the cities OF the new south.
Seymour Scimctar: Asa newspaper,
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oi the best in the southland ia the mat
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cities have entered upon the wo-k. There
are few states north or south Ca1 show
better record. The Inter Ocean readers
know something of the ENTERPRISE Cf
Fort worth business men. as tney have
.en Ia-y written up n our columns, ana
u IS ieasuIe 10 take note o. ms
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csgon q The masses IS Iie roySi r9ad .
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RaEse City News: The Fort Worth
Week.y GAZETTE Is me farmers paper,
There Is no other paper ii tEe STATE t9&t
IS IiueT 10 the interests u tle planters
lnEn lie GAZETTE
Cot1lIa Ledger: Fort Worth is agOn-